Stunning music for women’s voices by 20th and 21st century composers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia and Estonia.
Mitchell Covington, Artistic Director
Edna Yeh, Assistant Conductor
Amy Belles, Piano
Program
- Three Night Pieces – Karin Rehnqvist (Sweden)
- Ljusfälten (The light fields)
- När natten skänker frid (When the night gives you peace)
- Natt över jorden (Now it’s night over the earth)
- Lauliku Lapsepõli (The Songster’s Childhood) – Traditional Estonian, arr. Veljo Tormis
- In Paradisum (In Paradise) – Galina Grigorjeva (Estonia)
- Smieklis Man (This is My Laugh) – Latvian Folk Song, arr. Aldonis Kalniņš
- On suuri sun rantas autius (Great is the desolation of your shore) – Traditional Finnish, arr. Matti Hyökki
- Mistä on pienet pojat teyty? (What are little boys made of?) – Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland)
- Three Heavenly Songs – Ēriks Ešenvalds (Latvia)
- Stars
- O salutaris hostia (O saving victim, opening wide)
- Benedictus es (Blessed art Thou)
- Two Nordic Pieces – Ola Gjeilo (Norway)
- Northern Lights
- Tundra
- Song of the Stars (from Songs of the Lights) – Imants Ramiņš (Latvia/Canada)
- Eatnemen Vuelie (Song of the Earth) – Frode Fjellheim (Norway)